David Potter on Celtic winning Scottish Cup Finals from 1914 to 1951

CELTIC’S SCOTTISH CUP FINALS – Number 10…CELTIC 1-0 HIBS – HAMPDEN, 31 MARCH 1923 – The nine years between the last final between these two sides and this one had brought unbelievable changes to the world, to Scotland, Ireland and everywhere else, but the winners stayed the same as Celtic equalled the total of 10 Scottish Cup wins of Queen’s Park. Today on a dull day in front of a poorish crowd of about 82,000 (the weather was uninviting and supporters were short of money in the difficult days after the Great War) Celtic won 1-0 through a Joe Cassidy header when he took advantage of hesitation in the Hibs goal.

Joe Cassidy scored

The Celtic team was: Shaw, McNair and W. McStay; J McStay, Cringan and McFarlane; McAtee, Gallacher, Cassidy, McLean and Connolly.

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About Author

David was a distinguished Celtic author and historian and writer for The Celtic Star. He lived in Kirkcaldy and followed Celtic all my life, having seen them first at Dundee in March 1958. He was a retired teacher and his other interests were cricket, drama and the poetry of Robert Burns. David Potter passed away on 29 July 2023 after a short illness. He was posthumously awarded a Special Recognition award by Celtic FC at the club's Player of the Year awards in May 2024. David's widow Rosemary accepted the award to huge applause from the Celtic Supporters in the Hydro.

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